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fantastic(adjective, strange, fantasy, imaginary, unreal)
7
hallucinatory(adjective, strange, negative, fantasy, unreal)
7
metaphysical(adjective, body, light, weak, slight)
7
negligible(adjective, slight, small, limited, unimportant)
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shaky(adjective, weak, slight, thin, delicate)
7
small(adjective, light, weak, slight, easy)
7
spiritual(adjective, body, abstract, shadowy, theoretical)
7
superficial(adjective, weak, slight, flat, poor)
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chimerical(adjective, light, weak, negative, imaginary)
6
filmy(adjective, light, slight, easy, thin)
6
gauzy(adjective, light, weak, thin, feeble)
6
illusive(adjective, strange, fantasy, unreal)
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inadequate(adjective, dull, light, weak, soft)
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meaningless(adjective, slight, use, value, trivial)
6
nonmaterial(adjective, abstract, theoretical, abstruse, philosophical)
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nonphysical(adjective, body, abstract, theoretical, immaterial)
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ramshackle(adjective, feeble, frail, unsound, flimsy)
6
slender(adjective, mean, light, weak, slight)
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unimportant(adjective, value, small, insignificant, trivial)
6
vague(adjective, value, negative, insignificant, unimportant)
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